BWK Solicitors are a modern, ambitious and fast-growing law firm providing legal services located in Buckinghamshire, with with offices in Chalfont St Giles, Stone (Aylesbury) & Princes Risborough.

Join our team

We are looking to recruit talented people that can grow with us and share and contribute to our success.

If you are ambitious, forward-thinking and ready to join a law firm that is fast-paced and friendly then we would love to hear from you.

Our current vacancies are detailed in the section below.

Current vacancies

Head of Private Client

The organisation

BWK Solicitors is a modern and fast-growing law firm located in Buckinghamshire. We are looking for an ambitious and dedicated solicitor to head up our Private Client department.

Reporting to the Managing Director, the successful candidate will be bright and technically competent in all areas of Private Client law. They will also have experience of leading and managing a team and heading up a department.

In this role you will advise clients on Wills, Estate Administration, Court of Protection, LPAs, Drafting Deeds of Variation, Inheritance Tax Planning, Contentious Probate, Trusts and Probate.

Skills and Attributes

  • Outstanding communication skills
  • Confident in handling your own caseload
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Ability to use initiative
  • A friendly, positive and proactive approach
  • IT skills including CMS, Outlook, Word & Excel
  • Approachable and empathetic
  • Team player
  • Confident in managing a team of lawyers
  • Enthusiasm to contribute to marketing and growth of the department

Benefits

  • 25 days holiday
  • 8 Bank holidays
  • Christmas office closure
  • Medical Insurance
  • Pension
  • 3 months probationary period with a three month notice period thereafter
  • Free parking at the Stone office
  • Discretionary performance related bonus

Salary

Competitive (Depending on Experience)

We are looking for a talented person that can grow, contribute to and share in our success. If you are genuinely passionate about this area of law, forward-thinking and ready to join a law firm that is fast paced with a friendly atmosphere, we look forward to hearing from you.

We are interested in continued growth of the careers of our staff and therefore career progression plans are considered with everyone.

Residential Property Lawyer

The organisation

BWK Solicitors is a modern, friendly and fast-growing law firm located in Buckinghamshire.

The Role:

  • Conduct of matters on behalf of clients in residential conveyancing.
  • Freehold and Leasehold sales and purchases
  • Remortgages
  • Newbuild purchases
  • Shared ownership purchases
  • Transfer of Equity
  • First Registrations
  • Assents
  • Repayment of Help to Buy Loans
  • Maintaining orderly and up-to-date files including electronic files and complying with the company’s policies on file management supported by the Company’s case management system
  • Management of a residential conveyancing file from opening right through to closure to include:
    • Preparing client care paperwork
    • Completing client onboarding
    • Drafting Contract packs on a sale
    • Receiving and answering pre-Contract enquiries whilst liaising with the client and third parties for responses on a sale
    • Title checking and raising of enquiries and searches on a purchase
    • Reporting to client on title and search results
    • Reporting on mortgage documents
    • Reviewing replies to enquiries and reporting to clients
    • Finalising Contract and associated documents and arranging for these to be signed by clients
    • Liaising with any management company or landlord on pre-exchange and post-completion formalities
    • Exchange of Contracts
    • All post-exchange formalities
    • Completion
    • Post-completion working including registration and any liaison with management company’s/landlords
    • File closure procedures including financial ledger review
    • Completing all compliance and risk management processes in line with the Company’s policies and procedures
  • Reporting to the Head of Department
  • Meeting financial targets
  • Business development to develop your own caseload and increase revenue for the firm

Experience

Ideally the candidate will have 2-5 years PQE within Residential Conveyancing and be used to managing a varied caseload with minimal supervision or administrative support.

Skills

  • IT literate in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel
  • Used case management systems
  • Been client facing – including meeting clients in person
  • Keen to grow and develop their knowledge and skills

Progress

There is scope for the right candidate to be put on a path for career development into management roles in the future depending on experience and your own career development plans

Candidates will need to live in or be able to commute easily to Stone (just outside Aylesbury), or Chalfont st Giles, Buckinghamshire.

Does this sound like you? If yes, then please apply now by sending your CV and covering letter to MagsD@BWKsolicitors.co.uk

Private Client solicitor

BWK Solicitors is a modern, ambitious and fast-growing law firm located in Buckinghamshire. We are looking for an ambitious and dedicated solicitor of circa 2-3 years PQE to join our busy Private Client department (full-time) or a much more experienced PC Solicitor who is interested in working 3 days a week.

Reporting to the Head of Private Client, the successful candidate will be bright, ambitious and technically competent in all areas of Private Client law.

In this role you will advise clients on Wills, Estate Administration, Court of Protection, LPAs, Drafting Deeds of Variation, Inheritance Tax Planning and Trusts.

Skills and Attributes

  • Outstanding communication
  • Confident in handling your own caseload
  • Excellent organisational skills – particularly diary, file and time management
  • Ability to use initiative
  • A friendly, positive and proactive approach
  • IT skills including Outlook, Word & Excel
  • Approachable and empathetic
  • Team player

Benefits 

  • 25 days holiday
  • 8 Bank holidays
  • Medical Insurance
  • Christmas office closure
  • Standard pension
  • 3 months probationary period with a three month notice period thereafter
  • Free parking at the Stone office

Salary

Competitive (Depending on Experience)

We are looking for a talented person that can grow, share and contribute to our success.  If you are genuinely passionate about this area of law, forward-thinking and ready to join a law firm that is fast-paced with a friendly atmosphere, then we would love to hear from you.

If this role is of interest to you, please send your CV and covering letter to Mags Desai at MagsD@BWKsolicitors.co.uk

What we offer

  • Competitive salary package and development opportunities
  • A fantastic set up and team to support you
  • Positive encouragement to develop your career and help our firm to differentiate itself

Our team

All of our people:

  • Care about clients and fellow staff
  • Work hard
  • Maintain their sense of humour and personality
  • Work together as an effective team to provide a top-quality service
  • Know that to progress and achieve, we need our individuals to continually improve and grow.

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